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Wicked Celebrates 15th Birthday in London’s West End admin
It's Halloween on Matinee Gareth Evans plays his pick of the greatest shows in the runup to Halloween! Here are some of the highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NIK-nsI2g The Phantom Of the Opera Few musicals compare in power to this - Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman deliver a note perfect masterclass in this deliciously gothic, macabre musical. Wednesday This iconic musical moment in Wednesday Series 2 came courtesy of Lady Gaga and her […]
“Wicked: For Good” Trailer Drops — The Final Spell Begins 06-06-25 “And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend…” The witches are back—one last time. The highly anticipated trailer for Wicked: For Good has officially dropped, offering a glimpse into the emotional, spectacular final chapter of the most successful Broadway musical film adaptation ever. Following the record-breaking success of 2024’s Wicked, […]
Wicked Soars onto 4K & Blu-ray 10-03-25 The movie adaptation of hit musical Wicked is available now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™ and DVD, giving fans the chance to experience the magic of the spellbinding Wicked with a dazzling bonus Sing-Along version, a 40-minute journey through Oz that celebrates the film’s transformative on-screen magic, deleted & extended scenes and so much more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omDWGdDmJ8 Wicked , one of the most beloved and […]
Review: Wicked ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Palace Theatre, Manchester 04-12-24 by Tiffany Chevis Green and pink never looked so good – and as Wicked flies back to Manchester at the end of its UK tour, it once again casts its spell across audiences. The origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked (written by Winnie Holzman, based on Gregory Maguire’s novel), delves into the series of unfortunate – and fateful […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqi45Qhq3CI&t=2s Wicked: New Trailer 02-07-24 *updated 06-09-24* Universal Pictures have released a new trailer for the upcoming cinematic spectacular Wicked, which will be released in UK cinemas on 22nd November 2024. Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to […]
New Release: Schwartz Songs 04-06-24 Westway Music, along with The Theatre Cafe, have revealed the full details of Schwartz Songs, an album of spectacular new recordings of Stephen Schwartz’s much-loved songs including Deliver Us and When You Believe (Prince of Egypt), Corner Of The Sky (Pippin) Let There Be (Children of Eden), The Wizard And I and Defying Gravity (Wicked), Colours Of The Wind (Pocahontas), Beautiful City (Godspell) and many […]
Cast News: Wicked 11-05-23 The producers of Wicked have confirmed that the previously announced Laura Pick (Elphaba) will be joined by Carl Man as ‘Fiyero’, reuniting these two former Wicked West End cast members. Further casting to be announced. Most tickets are now released, with Manchester Palace Theatre's going on general sale from Friday 19 May at 10am. Carl Man said: “When I first got to play ‘Fiyero’ in the […]
Cast News: Wicked 27-02-23 Wicked, will fly to cities in England, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland from December 2023, and producers today announced that the cast will be led by former West End ‘Elphaba’ Laura Pick. The spectacular touring production opens this Christmas at the Edinburgh Playhouse, where an incredible 70,000 tickets have already been sold, and continues to Bristol, Birmingham, Bradford, Southampton, Liverpool, Dublin, Sunderland, Cardiff, and […]
Wicked Celebrates 15th Birthday in London's West End Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz in London to celebrate landmark anniversary Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, has celebrated 15 years at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre. The award-winning production played a celebratory performance attended by the composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz together with a host of former cast members. Composer […]
